Trouble getting new GC2a and my Ipad to communicate with bluetooth

[qwiklap]

Hey all,

I have a very late model GC2 that I got from Foresight CPO about 2 months ago (Serial A12XXX). I have trouble sometimes getting it to pair with my iPad. The GC2 appears in the list on my ipad, and I can connect - but often by the time I open FSX 2018 on my iPad and go to select the GC2 from the device menu -- the connection is lost between the iPad and GC2. The iPad is like 2' from the GC2, and the iPad has no issue connecting to other BT devices. Once a connection is established in the FSX software (which make take 4-6 tries) the connection is constant.

But it seems odd that the devices drop the connection so quickly. If I watch the control panel on my GC2 -- it will connect to the iPad and show "connected", then -- if I just continue watching it, in about 10 to 15 sec -- it will show as "not connected".

Is this normal behavior? Do I just need to hit connect on the Bluetooth menu, then very quickly move to FSX (which is preloaded) and connect on the device menu there? If I am fast -- it all goes well. Just not ideal for a 5K+ dollar piece of kit. Want to see if I should be looking for warranty service.

[sifusebi]

I‘m expieriencing the same issue with the performance app. The only way I get it working again is when i use the „forget this device“ option in the bluetooth settings every time after using the app. Does anybody know a solution to this problem?

[qwiklap]

I continue to have the issue -- but usually it works after a few tries (between 1-4), so I have never contacted Foresight about it.

[Stingreye]

Any chance another device so stealing the connection. I used to have issues when I had forgotten that my iPad was paired with my gc2 then when my kids would get my iPad near my sim room it would steal the Bluetooth connection and kick me off tgc.

[rmyoung88]

I've had the same issue.. can't figure out how to fix it

[sifusebi]

After not being able to figure out the issue on my own, I finally sent my unit to Foresights for a check-up. Will report back as soon as I know more.

[mthunt]

Let us know what they say. I’ve always had this issue with mine and I bought it new. I just figured rub of the green.